Search tags not working

[logan82]

I was over in the Off Topic Forum and the search tags at the top of the page don't seem to be working. Major League Forumeither.

[hawing]

This is an ongoing/recurring Yuku problem. Ask 1992casey how much it vexes him.

[1992casey]

Everything connected with the search function is busted right now. That would include any of the board/forum searches, clicking on tags in forum pages, or using the My Recent Posts feature.

 

However, if you happen to find a topic that uses your search tag and click on the tag in the thread's lead, you'll get a list. The tags in-thread use Yuku's old search; that isn't busted.

 

LaubeauLeap's search is partially busted. It'll find stuff posted before June 26. BPS's search is stuck back in April, even though its search pages tell you that it's updating properly.

[logan82]

Going into a thread with a search tag and clicking on that search tag and then clicking on the one in the list you want to use works. That's just goofy.

[1992casey]

When Yuku switched to its new search last fall, they somehow failed to "connect" it to tag links within threads. The irony is that the old search is superior for tag-related stuff. There's no lag when adding a tag (like there is with the new search), and the old search includes page numbering and "new post" icons. Additionally, the new search occasionally has trouble adding threads to tags; Yuku hasn't been able to pin down the reason why.

 

Several times when the opportunity has arisen, I've suggested that Yuku reconnect the tags on forum pages to the old search. I'm not a developer, but it would seem to me that it'd be a whole lot easier than ironing out a list of tag-related bugs that are occurring with the new one. I haven't gotten any kind of response. Since Yuku was purchased by KickApps last year, the developers rarely post to the Support board. We used to have a direct line of communication with them. Heck, one of them even posted here at Brewerfan several times--and he'd stop by our chat room whenever we reported issues.

 

The new search (when it doesn't come to a screeching halt) is far superior to the old search when it comes to looking for stuff in the forums by typing in terms. I can understand that it might break occasionally, but when it does, Yuku needs to be more conscientious about getting it fixed. They haven't fixed any board searches since April. If you're up for feeling frustrated, read this thread.